Simone Rensch

Public Finance International reporter

Recent articles

UK faces £94bn mental health bill

Mental illness is costing the UK more than £94bn every year in treatment, social support costs and... Read more
Mordaunt threatens to pull Unesco funding

The UK could follow Donald Trump’s lead and stop funding Unesco, the UN’s cultural and education... Read more
UK gives £50m to stop childbirth deaths in developing countries

The UK is giving £50m to help stop mothers and babies dying in childbirth in developing countries.
Two out of three governments to be using accrual accounting in five years

Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the... Read more
Universal credit ‘here to stay’ but bolstered with cash boost

Philip Hammond has announced an extra funding boost for the government’s flagship universal credit... Read more
‘Digital giants’ targeted for tax to raise £400m a year

The chancellor has announced a digital services tax to ensure “global giants” pay their fair... Read more
DfID launches corruption initiative

The UK government has launched an international initiative to crack down on corruption by “giving... Read more
Mordaunt calls for aid rules change to lever in private cash

Penny Mordaunt has proposed plans to change the rules on aid to include millions of pounds from... Read more
Hodge: UK needs to get tougher on multinationals over tax

The UK government must be tougher on multinationals so they pay their “fair share” of tax and... Read more
IMF: UK’s public finances among the weakest in the world

The UK’s public finances are among the weakest in the world after the 2008 financial crash, behind... Read more

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